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Missouri, North Carolina Legislative Committees Advance Gun Bills

HUFFINGTON POST 7 Hours Ago
Missouri, North Carolina Legislative Committees Advance Gun Bills
by John Celock

Legislative committees in two states are moving forward with gun bills that are meant to thwart federal efforts to increase gun control.

Missouri lawmakers are seeking to amend the state's constitution to require the state to defend against any "infringement" of the Second Amendment.The amendmentwould also expand the state's definition of gun rights, adding protection of family to protection of home, person and property as reasons why a Missouri resident would need to have a gun. The Missouri state Senate General Laws Committeevoted Mondayto advance the constitutional amendment.

Separately, a committee in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesdayadvanced a resolutionasking Congress to block what is says are gun proposals not backed by "scientific evidence."

Both moves are part of growing state-level opposition to President Barack Obama's new gun-control proposals.

The Missouri amendment does not specify how the state would engage defense of the Second Amendment.The Associated Press reportedthat state Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) introduced the amendment in January after Obama advanced his proposals.

If the Missouri amendment were to pass the Legislature, it would go before state's voters either in November 2014, or earlier if Gov. Jay Nixon (D) were to call a special election. The bill is one of several dozen gun measures pending in Missouri, including a ban on assault weapons and a bill that wouldmake it a felony for lawmakers to introduce gun control measures. Nixon hastold The Huffington Post that he is focusedon mental health issues in relation to gun control.

The North Carolina measure is strictly a resolution expressing state opposition to Obama's proposals. State Rep. Michael Speciale (R-New Bern) told his colleagues that North Carolina needs to pass the resolution to stop Obama,wral.com reports.

"We right now have an out-of-control federal government,"Speciale said, according to wral.com. "We here in the North Carolina General Assembly are the last bastion of hope between citizens and an ever-encroaching federal government."

Speciale's resolution says that past federal gun control proposals have had reasoning behind them, while Obama's don't.The resolution reads:

Whereas, in the past, reasons offered in support of these infringements such as registering guns, banning certain kinds of weapons and accessories, requiring extreme background checks, and restricting concealed carry permits have not been shown by the substantial weight of scientific evidence to have been effective in accomplishing the stated objectives of such restrictions as compelling necessities for government action to protect the public safety;
At least one Democrat questioned the wording of the proposal, calling it opinion.

"Do resolutions have to be factual, or can you just make stuff up?" Rep. Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) said,wral.com reports.

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